United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) will participate in STEPtember, an international and monthlong campaign that encourages people to raise money by performing daily exercises equivalent to walking 10,000 steps a day throughout September. The effort supports programs and services that improve the lives of people with disabilities like cerebral palsy (CP). “Cerebral palsy is the most…
Researchers at Canada’s University of Alberta Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine are investigating the effectiveness of a gait training program on a robotic device called Lokomat compared to regular physical therapy for enhancing walking abilities in pediatric cerebral palsy (CP) patients. The research is being conducted at the Glenrose…
Injecting a type of stem cells into the spinal canal of cerebral palsy (CP) patients appears to lead to improvements in gross motor functions in some patients. These were the results of the study, “Treatment of Cerebral Palsy with Stem Cells: A Report of 17 Cases,” recently published in…
I have been writing about my life with cerebral palsy for about two years now. I’ve gone into specific details about romantic relationships, education, how boring physical therapy is, etc. But I’ve never just laid out the basics. Like, people always ask me, “If you could tell someone anything about…
Adeli suit therapy may improve gross motor function such as coordination of the arms and legs, and walking, in children with cerebral palsy according to a study published in the Journal of Physical Therapy Science.
When patients with cerebral palsy (CP) exercise on a recumbent bicycle, their muscles tend to activate in ways that differ from healthy people, which reduces potential benefits of rehabilitative training, according to a study from the Rechts der Isar Hospital and the Technical University of Munich in Germany. The…
Children with disabilities may need particular attention to their dental care, according to a new study from researchers in Spain. The research report detailing the findings is titled “Oral health in children with physical (Cerebral Palsy) and intellectual (Down Syndrome) disabilities: Systematic review I,“ and the study…
About life, love, and cerebral Palsy: Nobody’s diagnosis or symptoms are the same as your own; everybody feels and experiences things differently. No one handles pain the same. While you and your friend may both have hip pain as related to your cerebral palsy, you may power through it and…
Virtual reality 3D games may be a promising alternative tool to improve motor and cognitive function in cerebral palsy patients, according to researchers at the University of Fortaleza in Brazil. In the study, “Novel Virtual Environment for Alternative Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy,” published in the journal…
A one-year study of children with cerebral palsy (CP) in South Korea showed that gross motor function significantly improved when the children received intensive physical therapy. The study, “Effect of physical therapy frequency on gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy,” was published in the Journal of Physical…